1977 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

1977 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
Hall of Fame Classic, L 7-17
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1977 record	7-5 (4-4 Big Ten)
Head coach	Cal Stoll (6th year)
MVP	Steve Midboe
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium

1977 Big Ten football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#9 Michigan +	7	–	1	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
#11 Ohio State +	7	–	1	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
Michigan State	6	–	1	–	1	7	–	3	–	1
Indiana	4	–	3	–	1	5	–	5	–	1
Minnesota	4	–	4	–	0	7	–	5	–	0
Purdue	3	–	5	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Iowa	3	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Wisconsin	3	–	6	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Illinois	2	–	6	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Northwestern	1	–	8	–	0	1	–	10	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1977 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1977 college football season. In their sixth year under head coach Cal Stoll, the Golden Gophers compiled a 7-5 record but were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 180 to 171.^[1]

Steve Midboe received the team's Most Valuable Player award. Kicker Paul Rogind and defensive tackle Steve Midboe were named All-Big Ten first team. Defensive tackle Mark Merrill, center Mark Slater and defensive back Bobby Weber were named All-Big Ten second team. Offensive lineman Dennis Fitzpatrick, offensive lineman Bryson Hollimon, defensive lineman Stan Sytsma and corner back Bob Weber were named Academic All-Big Ten.^[2]

Total attendance for the season was 247,118, which averaged to 35,302. The season high for attendance was against rival Michigan.^[3]

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result	Attendance
09/10/1977	Western Michigan*		Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	W 10-7	29,619
09/17/1977	at #6 Ohio State		Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	L 7-38	87,799
09/24/1977	UCLA*		Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	W 27-13	41,076
10/01/1977	Washington*		Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	W 19-17	31,895
10/08/1977	at Iowa		Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA	L 6-18	57,460
10/15/1977	Northwestern		Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	W 13-7	39,021
10/22/1977	#1 Michigan		Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	W 16-0	44,165
10/29/1977	at Indiana	#19	Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN	L 22-34	30,399
11/05/1977	Michigan State		Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	L 10-29	30,600
11/12/1977	at Illinois		Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL	W 21-0	37,689
11/19/1977	Wisconsin		Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	W 13-7	30,742
12/22/1977	vs. Maryland		Legion Field • Birmingham, AL (Hall of Fame Classic)	L 7-17	47,000
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

Game notes

Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Michigan	0	0	0	0	0
• Minnesota	10	3	0	3	16

Date: October 22
Location: Memorial Stadium, Minneapolis, MN
Game attendance: 44,165

Scoring summary

1	4:28	MINN	Rogind 41-yard field goal	MINN 3-0

1	8:35	MINN	Barber 3-yard run (Rogind kick)	MINN 10-0

2		MINN	Rogind 37-yard field goal	MINN 13-0

4		MINN	Rogind 32-yard field goal	MINN 16-0

^[4]

References

↑ "Minnesota Yearly Results (1975-1979)". College Football Data Warehouse (David DeLassus). Retrieved July 16, 2015.
↑ Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), pp. 179–182
↑ Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), p. 160
↑ "No. 1 Michigan Shut Out by Gophers." Palm Beach Post. 1977 Oct 23.

Minnesota Golden Gophers football

Venues	Athletic Park (1892–98) University of Minnesota Armory (1892–98) Northrop Field (1899–1923) Memorial Stadium (1924–81) Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (1982–2008) TCF Bank Stadium (2009–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Iowa (Floyd of Rosedale) Michigan (Little Brown Jug) Nebraska (Bits of Wooden Chair) Penn State (Governor's Victory Bell) Wisconsin (Slab of Bacon, 1930–43; Paul Bunyan's Axe, 1948–present)

Culture & lore	Goldy Gopher "Minnesota Rouser" Marching band Minnesota shift T formation

People	Head coaches Statistical leaders NFL draftees

Seasons	1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

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